Over the past three fiscal quarters, Novell Linux increased its market share by 243%, and wants to thank Microsoft for this success. Linux and Microsoft fanboys everywhere, this is not what you think it is. Ever since Microsoft and Novell signed a collaborative deal in November, both companies have seen nothing but benefit from this relationship. Novell made over $100 million USD in revenue, and Microsoft has the support of Linux users seeking interoperability, the driving force behind such explosive growth.

Now if Linux and Windows could be blended to create a streamlined, stable, performance based OS, leave the fancy GUI for the end-user that doesn't need the most performance extracted out of their systems, we'd be really living it up! Someday....maybe...

Now if Linux and Windows could be blended to create a streamlined, stable, performance based OS, leave the fancy GUI for the end-user that doesn't need the most performance extracted out of their systems, we'd be really living it up! Someday....maybe...

wine implements the windows api so that the windows files can execute natively on the linux os with no performance hits. the only thing linux is missing atm is dx9.

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Well then there goes that idea, if I can't enjoy my DX9 games, which is a primary part of my PC, I would have a serious problem!

I'm sure they'll implement that and DX10 in the future, but I see no benefit for me until that is done, then maybe it'll be worth the jump. And, AMD did finally release drivers to support the HD2XXX series in linux right? Cause, I'm finding a way to get a 2900pro soon!